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The Pentagon’s Italian Job
The Pentagon is increasingly turning to Italy as a launching pad for the wars of today and tomorrow alike.
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A New Dad Asks: If Male Violence Is the Biggest Threat to Women, How Do I Raise a Kind Son?
The idea of having a baby boy scared me: What kind of man will he grow up to be? Hereu2019s what one father learned about what it takes to …
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The Tea Party Republicans’ Biggest Mistake: Confusing Government with Our System of Government
The radicals who tried to hijack America didnu2019t understand one very basic thing. While most Americans donu2019t like big government, Americans revere our system of government.
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Grenada’s IMF Sunday School
Religious leaders in Grenada are inserting themselves into conversations about international finance and holding corporations accountable for the economic structure of the island.
All of the Possible Outcomes of the Debt Ceiling Fight Explained
The result of the government shutdown could be catastrophic or the political epiphany this country needs. Here are some possible outcomes.
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Living the Orwellian Life
America has a tradition of spying on its own, something George Orwell predicted long ago in his novel 1984.
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The American Public’s Shocking Lack of Policy Knowledge is a Threat to Progress and Democracy
If the public is as dramatically uninformed as polls show about an array of critical issues, including the Affordable Care Act, democracy is seriously threatened, argues Doolittle.
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Time to Close Guantanamo
President Obama continues to ignore the situation in Guantanamo and has 18 prisoners being force-fed.
Money, Politics and the Roberts Court: Seventh Game of The Court’s Plutocrat Series
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what has become its annual dismantling of campaign finance law.
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Why Won’t The Press Police Radical Republicans?
Eager to maintain a political symmetry in which both sides are responsible for sparking conflict, the press effectively gives Republicans a pass for adopting truly outside-the-norm behavior.